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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | Author, Poet, Emcee, Lecturer, Public Intellectual, Activist |
| Location | Houston, Texas, United States |
| Introduction | Tim'm T. West is a poet, emcee, scholar and the author of three books "Red Dirt Revival", "BARE", and "Flirting". A graduate of Duke, The New School, and Stanford universities, he is also co-founder of the now defunct rap group DDC. Tim'm followed their success with three solo projects, "Songs from Red Dirt", "Blakkboy Blue(s)", and the 2009 release “In Security: The Golden Error”. He also created and hosted the "Front Porch" Spoken Word/Soul/Hip Hop showcase in DC, Oakland, Chicago, Brooklyn, Atlanta, Dallas, Houston and various U.S. Colleges and Universities. Tim'm also appeared in Byron Hurt's "Beyond Beats and Rhymes", Alex Hinton's "Pick Up the Mic", and is featured Mario Van Peebles documentary "Bring your "A" Game". Tim'm currently resides in Houston, TX where he is an active Volunteer for St. Hope Foundation's FUSION Program and Board Member for Fresh Start Community Haven. He has also been a Visiting Lecturer in Ethnic Studies at Humboldt State University in Northern California and continues to teach Philosophy and Humanities as an Adjunct Professor in Philosophy at Houston Community College. Find more about Tim'm's work at www.reddirt.biz |
| Interests | becoming.... love, peace, hopefulness, healing, heaven, better... |
| Favorite Music | House, Jazz, Trip Hop, Old School and Alternative Hip Hop, Rock, Electronica... |
| Favorite Books | far too many to name... |
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